THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 204, 1 September 1887, Page 3

THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

i Mr C S. Wright at tlie

Ponsonby Kali.

WdR S.- Weight, one of the candidates for Pobk:^') addressed the electors last evening „ the Ponsonby Hall. There was a We attendance, and Mr H. W. Farnall coenned the chair, briefly introducing the sneaker #r Wri Sub was .received with aS-e. Re said the great problem to be solved was whether the present depression is to be removed by retrenchment, free trade, protection, or the proper settlemi of people on the land. As leeaids retrenchment, he said they iwmld hafe to make up their minds to Curtail their expenditure so as to live within fteirioeaiis, and pointed out that the Gownment House should be done away with td # ground cut up and houses built thereon. -Bydoing so, a revenue of £1,000 per year could be realised. He thought at least'a reduction of £300,000 could fe;el«te4in the expenditure of the colony. The people who advocated free trade were ih»ffho were receiving a regular salary. Bjtwas wanted was a protective policy, so 'ttftkiOW local ■ industries shquld be encouraged. He said :" It is no use clamouring for protection if you set your. i.!»against using the locally-manufactured ■ysMi. 'Xocal industries can only be enwiiraged by buying them, : eyen though tley'coata. little more than, the imported articles." He illustrated Avhat could be done for .protection if the working-men void only co-operate. The speaker here . referred'to the article on protection reUiriaiedfrom Blacky/pod's " Magazine " by, tlie JIVESiNG Stab last Friday, and - said ti«t Hose who read that article would feel aayinced that protection was the best tbing for ftp colony. The property tax TFoaltl aJ«o have to be abolishe.d if protection was to .supceed, and a land and income to eubstituted. Re was in favour of the presenlj system of education, and would ooalin his. pow?-r to have night-schools opened for the purpose of teaching youths technical education. The candidate urged theaudiencenotto take spy notice of the reports circulated by his opponents, as they *ere without foundation. Mr Wright re Mined his seat amidst loud cheers. In an wer to questions he said: (1) He was in %our. of the western loop line if practicable from an engineering point of view. *) He thqught that. seven o'clock was ate enough for the. hour of polling, w He; wpuld support the extension 0 the railways in the North, (4) He was fevour of Mt Vaile's railway scheme.. *>* S.Jeune moved, and Mr Maxwell Wed:. "That this meeting accord Mr pnght a vote of thanks for his able, adf%m that their confidence be shown n Urn at the ballot-box.',' This was carried HErafe there being no dissentients. "» Whk terminated after the usual ■<»mphment to the chair